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Samsung patents wearable module with flexible support for motion assistance

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has been granted a patent for a wearable module designed to attach to a driving frame to provide physical assistance. The device features a cover with a hole and a flexible support part that uses an elastic layer to help snap the components together securely.

Why it mattersThis filing suggests Samsung is exploring hardware designs for devices that physically assist with movement, potentially for rehabilitation or mobility support.

In the filing’s own words

A wearable module, for a wearable device, may include: a cover comprising a cover body and a cover hole penetratingly formed in the cover body; a support part including a support body made from a material that is more flexible than that of the cover, a support head that is connected to the support body and that can be attached/detached to/from the cover body, and an attachment part, which is connected to the support body, is positioned on the opposite side of the support head with respect to the support body, and passes through the cover hole to be attached to the outer surface of the support body; and an elastic layer of which a portion is fixed to the support part and which can move relative to the cover.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A wearable module configured to be operatively connected to a driving frame to transmit an assistance force, the wearable module comprising: a cover comprising a cover body, and a cover hole formed through the cover body; a support comprising: a support body comprising a material that is more flexible than a material of the cover, a support head that is connected to the support body and detachable from the cover body, and an attachment part that is connected to the support body, wherein the attachment part is configured to be positioned on an opposite side of the support head with respect to the support body and is configured to pass through the cover hole so as to be attachable to an outer surface of the support body; and an elastic layer that is partially fixed to the support and that is movable relative to the cover, wherein the elastic layer is configured to provide an elastic force to the support before the support head and the cover are coupled to each other to assist coupling the support head to the cover, and wherein a portion of the elastic layer is fixed to an inner surface of the support body, and another portion of the elastic layer is slidable along an inner surface of the cover body.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Wearing module and motion assistance device comprising same
Patent number
US12766063B2
Application number
18091931
Filed
Dec 30, 2022
Granted
Oct 20, 2026
Inventors
4
Claims
14

Classified under

A61H 1/0237 Human necessitiesA61H 3/00 Human necessitiesA61H 2003/007 Human necessitiesA61H 2201/1215 Human necessitiesA61H 2201/164 Human necessitiesA61H 2201/165 Human necessities
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